Heel-plate.



S. LOWMAN.

HEEL PLATE.

APPLICATION IiI-ED MAR. 16, 190B.

Patented July 18,1911.

INVENTOR WITNESSES.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO WASHINGTON, D. C.

Uhl ll liil) STATES PATENT OFFICE SARAH LOWMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEEL-PLATE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH LOWMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHeel-Plates, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in heel plates for boots,'shoes,etc., and its object is to provide a device which may be readilyattached and firmly secured against the possibility of becoming detachedin use.

A further object is to provide a very cheap and efficient constructionhaving certain new and useful features all as hereinafter more fullydescribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a shoe showing a heel-plate embodyingthe invention attached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a heelplatedetached. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of a heel with the plateattached. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a heel-plate detached and showing indotted lines the securing projections turned outward in the plane of thebody of the plate. Fig. 5 is a. transverse section of a heel showing aheel plate attached thereto.

The plate consists of a body portion 1 which is preferably a thinmalleable casing, formed thickest at its rear edge where it will besubjected to the greatest amount of wear when in place upon the shoeheel. This body portion is cut away at its forward edge, forming in planview of the plate a forwardly extending central portion and oppositelydisposed wings which are curved to conform to the curve of the edge ofthe heel and are provided along their outer edges with a series ofintegral vertically extending triangular shaped projections 2. Theseprojections serve as guides in placing the plate upon the shoe heel, theprojections being of graduated sizes with the longer ones arranged atthe forward ends of the wings and when the plate is placed upon the heelthese pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 16, 1908.

Patented July 18, 1911. Serial No. 421,321.

jections are bent inward firmly against the outer face of the heel tosecure the plate in place. Extending upward from the upper flat face ofthe plate are a number of spurs 3, one of which is located near theforward extremity of the central portion to securely hold said portionagainst the bottom of the heel, and the other spurs are located upon thewing portions to assist in securing the same to the shoe heel whendriven into the same in placing the plate. The projections 2 arepreferably formed triangular with sharp points 4, which if desired, maybe bent inward to form spurs to engage the sides of the heel and morefirmly secure the plate in place. By arranging these projections withthe longer ones at the forward ends of the wings, said wings are firmlysecured to the heel by the projections which extend upward some distanceagainst the sides of the heel and the smaller projections which are onthe thicker portion of the plate engage the rear side of the heel whereit is formed with the greatest curve in its side and hold the plate inplace without extending upward upon the heel far enough to show to suchan eX- tent as to disfigure the shoe.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is:

A heel plate comprising a metal body having a thickened rear portionwith oppositely disposed wings conforming to the curved margin of a shoeheel and having upwardly extending triangular-shaped projections ofgraduated sizes along their edges whose tips are adapted to be inturnedand forced into the side of a shoe heel, the larger projections being atthe forward ends of the wings, a central thinner portion extendingforward between the wings and having an upwardly extending spur near itsextremity, and other similar spurs on the wings.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SARAH LOWMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES WRIGHT, W. J. HENDERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

